期刊语言：英语

出版地区：美国

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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。

2、期刊网址：

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1523536x

3、投稿网址：

https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/BIRT

4、官网邮箱：birtheditorial@wiley.com

6、期刊刊期：季刊，逢季末月出版。

2022年1月4日星期二

投稿须知【官网信息】

Author Guidelines

Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care is an editorially independent, interdisciplinary journal published quarterly by Wiley Blackwell. Birth publishes original, peer-reviewed experimental research and review papers on clinical practice in the fields of perinatal medicine, perinatal nursing, maternal/newborn public health, and the social sciences.

Readers and subscribers of Birth are nurses in obstetrics, public health, and neonatology; midwives; physicians; childbirth educators; lactation counselors; doulas; psychologists; social scientists; epidemiologists; and other health workers and policymakers in perinatal care. Information on the Journal's aims and scope is available on the Birth website at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/birth.

Unlike the majority of obstetric and pediatric journals that have a heavy focus on the highest risk situations, the goal of Birth is to improve the birthing experience for the vast majority of women who are at low-risk for poor pregnancy outcomes. As such, we don’t accept case reports or comparisons of drugs, products, or technologies. We accept articles about breastfeeding initiation, duration, and propensity, but not articles about the specific biochemical properties of breast milk, or those advocating formula feeding. Due to space constraints, we do not accept audits of maternity services or questionnaire validations.

Birth welcomes submission of original research articles, and systematic reviews on current topics that address clinical and public health issues in perinatal care. A paper is considered for publication on the understanding that it has been submitted solely to Birth and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. A paper presented at a scientific meeting may be considered if it has not been published in full in a proceedings or similar publication. Authors have a responsibility to inform the Editor about potential conflicts of interest, and to send to the Editor any previous reports that might be regarded as prior or duplicate publications of the same data.

Types of Articles

Original Research Articles

Manuscripts that report the results of original quantitative or qualitative public health research are published as original research articles. These articles generally are up to 3,500 words in length in the main text (exclusive of abstract and references), although articles up to 4,000 words in length may occasionally be permitted. The main text includes an Introduction, and separate sections for Methods, Results, and Discussion. These articles contain a structured abstract of up to 250 words, with Background, Methods, Results, and Discussion headings; up to 5 tables/figures; and no more than 50 references. Original research articles are the highest priority for Birth and the majority of papers published fall into this category.

Systematic Reviews

Systematic Reviews are reviews of clearly formulated research questions that use systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically appraise relevant research, and to collect and analyze data from the studies that are included in the reviews. Metaanalysis (statistical techniques to integrate the results of included studies) may or may not be used to analyze and summarize the results. It is strongly recommended that authors follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses (PRISMA) guidelines, available at: http://www.prisma-statement.org/ in the development of their reviews. Systematic reviews should not exceed 4,000 words.

Commentaries

Commentaries are generally commissioned by members of the editorial team or, on occasion, reformatted as commentaries from other submitted papers. They are generally limited to 2,000 words or less.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor referring to a recent Birth article are encouraged up to 3 months after the appearance of a published paper. Text is limited to 500 words and 10 references. A single small table, figure, or image is permissible. By submitting a Letter to the Editor, the author gives permission for its publication in Birth. Letters should not duplicate material being published or submitted elsewhere. The editors reserve the right to edit and abridge letters and to publish responses.

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